"The Biggest Loser": Abby's back!

For the moment, let's say to heck with the current contestants on "The Biggest Loser."

One of my all-time favorite former contestants is visiting the show tonight!

In case you don't recognize her glamor shot from Life & Style Magazine, it's Abby Rike from Season 8. She had perhaps the most heart-wrenching backstory in show history: her husband and two young children were killed in a car wreck. I want to cry just thinking about the old home videos they showed every time she talked about her family.

Well, Abby is very much alive and well, and she's back to welcome our Season 9 crew to her home state of Texas (one of the fattest states in the union, according to Men's Health).

The Week 15 previews report that Abby invites Jillian to speak to the students at her old high school about health and wellness. Meanwhile, the contestants try to spread a similar message to Texans at large.

I hope we get to hear a little bit about how Abby's doing today. If not, we can always keep up with her blog on NBC.com.

And you can keep up with every episode of "The Biggest Loser," live, in real time, on Twitter. The fun starts at 8 EST. See you then!

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